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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into former Kano state governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso's 2015 presidential election campaign fund. Kwankwaso, who came in second in the primaries, was accused of diverting local government allocations to fund his campaign. The investigation led to the invitation of former Secretary to the State Government, Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, and former State Accountant General, Mahmud. Mahmud was recently sacked by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje due to his frequent visits to the EFCC. The agency has also quizzed local government chairmen connected with the campaign fund. The police have ordered a high-powered probe into the cancellation of a mass wedding for over 200 couples. The Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, has promised to investigate claims by members of the Kwankwasiyya group claiming violations of their fundamental human rights.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State chapter is facing a rift ahead of the state's governorship election. A peace meeting at the party's national headquarters ended in deadlock, with Deputy National Chairman, North, Shauibu Lawal stating that differences had been resolved, but the state Chairman, Isaac Kekemeke, still has the endorsement of the party's national leadership. Kekemeke, however, denied any preference and stated that his preferred aspirant would be the person who garnered votes from the delegates. The crisis has worsened as leaders of the party under the aegis of the Ondo APC Elders Forum have flayed the ousted Chairman, Isaac Kekemeke, claiming his attitude almost ruined the party. The party elders have urged their National Chairman, Chief Odigie Oyegun, to resolve the crisis before the governorship primary election and at the national level to resolve the impasse among aggrieved members to prevent the party's collapse.